Ethics & Professional Conduct for Texas/NM Surveyors (4hrs ethics)

9/22/2017 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Presenter: Gary Kent

This program will address a variety of aspects relating to surveyor ethics and professional conduct in Tex/NM.  The speaker has found that every single state experiences most of the same ethical and professional conduct failures on the part of surveyors, so he will share real-life stories/case studies from his 13 years of experience on the Indiana State Board of Professional Surveyors to demonstrate what happened and how the surveyor could have been avoided sanctions, penalties, or worse.  Course #1331-001, 4 hours, 4 CEU’s applicable to TBPLS requirements for Ethics.

The Surveyor's Judicial Role (4hrs CEU)

9/23/2017 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Presenter: Gary Kent

This program covers the traditional role of the surveyor and provides an argument for how that role could be expanded in order to benefit clients and property owners and to lessen the surveyor’s liability.  The cost of litigation has removed it as an option for resolving boundary disputes for millions of homeowners.  Surveyors are in the unique position of having a good understanding of boundary law principles and also often being in a place where they can leverage that understanding to the benefit of the public.  In this program we will study the genesis of boundary and title disputes, and how surveyors can be part of the solution in helping property owners resolve those problems rather than consigning those owners to the angst and cost of litigation.  As part of the program, we will explore the integral relationship between matters of title and matters of survey.  Course #1332-001, 4 hours, 4 CEU’s